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• Market Report Jan 27, 2012

  Stocks Finish Mixed After GDP Data Disappoints - NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks finished mixed Friday as good consumer sentiment data failed to distract investors from a disappointing read on gross domestic product. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 74.2 points, or 0.6%, at 12,660, with Chevron, the second-largest U.S. energy company, weighing on the index following disappointing quarterly earnings. The energy stock was down ov...
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• PBS Forced to Pull 'Downton Abbey' Jewelry From Site

  Jan 27, 2012

  JCK Staff It sounded like a great fundraising idea for PBS—jewelry inspired by its hit show Downton Abbey.According to British newspaper The Daily Mail, items included a “Lady Sybil Black Pearl necklace and earring set,” which sold for $199.98. It soun...

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• Suspect in Jeweler’s Murder Kills Self

  Jan 27, 2012

  Rob Bates, Senior Editor Andrew Robert Levene, 41, who was arrested on Jan. 23 for the murder of Connecticut jeweler Yekutiel Zeevi, has reportedly killed himself, according to the Hartford Courant and other news sources. Andrew Robert Levene, who was ...

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• LUXURY 2012’s Buyer Programs Sold Out

  Jan 27, 2012

  JCK Staff LUXURY 2012 announced that its Hosted Buyer Program—the Legacy Platinum and Legacy Elite buying levels—has already sold out for the 2012 edition, according to a statement from the show’s organizer, Reed Exhibitions.Reed Exhibitions owns JCK magazine and JCKonline.New and returnin...

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• Jewelry Crime Blotter: Week of Jan. 27

  Jan 27, 2012

  Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant A weekly roundup of jewelry crime stories: “Man beaten in jewelry robbery,” and other jewelry crime stories. E-newsletter Date:&n...

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• Martin Flyer Names New Regional Sales Manager

  Jan 27, 2012

  JCK Staff Martin Flyer named David Spivak regional sales manager.Spivak, who has been in the jewelry industry for more than 30 years, joins the company from Charles Wolf & Co."I am excited to be able to bring the Martin Flyer brand to my customers to help them increase a core part of t...

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• Merchandising Boot Camp to Be Held in Atlanta

  Jan 27, 2012

  JCK Staff Buyers Intelligence Group will offer seminars on inventory management and visual merchandising during its Merchandising Boot Camp in Atlanta, Ga. The event will take place April 1-3, during which JCK will sponsor a welcome reception. The inventory management session, taught ...

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• “World’s Largest Emerald” May Not Be All Emerald

  Jan 26, 2012

  Rob Bates, Senior Editor Doubts are rising about the so-called “world’s largest emerald,” with the gemologist who examined it saying he can’t guarantee the stone is 100 percent emerald.The 57,500-carat stone, said to be the size of a watermelon, is scheduled to be auctioned Jan. 28 by West...

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• J.C. Penney Says Goodbye to Constant Sales

  Jan 26, 2012

  JCK Staff J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson unveiled a new plan for the department store chain that will slash the amount of sales it runs from 590 to 12."Every time we [discount], we discount the Penney's brand," Johnson said in a presentation to the media and investors. "At some point you as a...

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• Ambassador Appointed Head of the Kimberley Process

  Jan 26, 2012

  Rob Bates, Senior Editor Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic has been appointed chairwoman of the Kimberley Process in 2012, as the U.S. takes over the certification scheme, JCK has learned.Milovanovic has a varied diplomatic career that includes stints as ambassador to Mali and Macedonia. She ...

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• California Jewelry Store Closes its Doors

  Jan 26, 2012

  Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant Bryant & Co. Jewelers, located in Claremont, Calif., and founded in 1939 will close its doors in February.“I’ve been a jeweler since I was a teenager," says Alan Thompson, the store’s current owner. "It’s hard to believe it’s ending,”Al Bryant or...

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